When Napoleon visited his tomb after defeating Prussia he said, “Hats off, gentlemen. If he was alive we wouldn’t be here.”
“Life's a battlefield, and we remain loyal to those who fight for us; those who'd die for us.”
― Write like no one is reading 3
― Write like no one is reading 3
“A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat.”
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“People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Here's the thing, say Shug. The thing I believe. God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And some-times it just manifest itself even if you not looking, or don't know what you looking for l. Trouble do it for most folks, I think. Sorrow, Lord. Feeling like shit.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
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